Medium severity · published Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2026-40178
ajenti.plugin.core has a race conditions in 2FA
5.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ajenti.plugin.core defines all necessary core elements to allow Ajenti to run properly. Prior to 0.112, if the 2FA was activated, it was possible during a short moment after the authentication of an user to bypass its authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.112.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AJ
ajenti · ajenti
< 0.112 · source: vendor
AP
Ajenti Plugin Core · Ajenti
before 0.112 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40178
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ajenti/ajenti/security/advisories/GHSA-8647-755q-fw9p
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